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Last winter Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat and DJ Mustard started working on this track, which now is conveniently titled ‘Ice Rink’. Listen to the collaboration below and be sure to catch him on tour with Ariana Grande (kicking off this month).
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Check out Vic Mensa’s second new track this year with Electronic musician Kaytranada, this time led by friend and SAVEMONEY affiliate Towkio, titled ‘Involved’. If you like this one, definitely be sure to look out for Towkio’s upcoming debut, titled .wav Theory, which is expecting a April release with confirmed executive production by The Social Experiment’s Peter Cottontale. Stream the track below and also be on the look out for Vic’s upcoming 2015 projects Street Lights (EP) and Traffic.
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Big Sean’s forthcoming album Dark Sky Paradise is set to release in just a few weeks, and after the success of his hit track ‘IDFWU’ and his new Drake and Kanye assisted single ‘Blessings‘, Dark Sky Paradise is looking to be Sean’s best album yet. Now it looks like fans will have even more good news in the future, as Sean just shared a picture of him and his band rehearsing today for 12 hours. Is he rehearsing for a “Dark Sky Paradise Tour”? It sure looks like it. Stay tuned for more details and be sure to check out our recent interview with Sean here.
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Billboard has just revealed its 2015 “Power 100 List” and to cover the issue this year is none other than Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, and Lucian Grainge, Chairman/CEO of Universal Music Group (who tops the list as the new number one). The “Power 100 List”, which ranks the top executives in the music industry has 31 first-times in the 2015 list and Billboard brought in UMG artists Lana Del Rey and Kanye West to talk about Grainge and his number one status. “His eye is always on the future”, says Lana. You can grab a copy of the issue on February 14th, and check out the cover below!
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On Thursdays we review albums that are considered “classic”. Without a doubt, this will be our most critically unsupported “classic” album for a Throwback Thursday review yet, but I stand by the LP none-the-less. Although it was not received with critical acclaim and accolades upon its release, Pretty Ricky’s debut LP Bluestars is a classic and highly underrated R&B album. This project was much more than just the album that brought fans ‘Grind On Me’, rather it is full of great tracks top to bottom. Released almost a decade ago, this album has aged very well, even though the careers of Pleasure P, Baby Blue, Slick’em, and Spectacular have not. With tracks like ‘Your Body’, ‘On the Hotline’, ‘Nothing But a Number’, and of course ‘Grind On Me’, Bluestar is one of the best R&B group albums of all time, no disrespect to Boyz II Men, TLC, and Destiny’s Child. It is really hard to think of any R&B group since Pretty Ricky, to do it as well as these four men did with their solo album, and although they have since broke up, just last year rumors circulated over a possible reunion tour. A Bluestars 2 maybe?
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Last year Vince Staples released one of rap’s best projects, with his Hell Can Wait EP. Today we have the official video for one of the EP’s stand out tracks ‘Screen Door’. Check out the Complex premiere of Staples’ ‘Screen Door’ video here and watch Vince Staples break down the lyrics for his Hell Can Wait EP track below.
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Here at The Early Registration we like to pride ourselves on our music knowledge, to stay polished on our musical expertise our new feature is a little game of musical “6 Degrees”. For those who are unfamiliar, six degrees of separation is the theory that everyone in the world is connected by six or fewer steps, so we are now taking the liberty of connecting musicians by songs and features, who you would never think could be connected. This week our 6˚ piece is in honor of the upcoming 57th Annual Grammy Awards, where we will connect the two most opposite nominees for this year’s “Best Rap Performance” category, Christian rapper Lecrae and of course the always controversial Eminem. To spice things up, we will also include the other rappers in the category (Childish Gambino, Drake, Kendrick Lamar), all in just six steps.
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After releasing a lot of new and unexpected music in 2014, Jaden Smith has continued this trend in 2015 by taking to Twitter to share a link for his new EP and his new track and video, ‘4 My 1’, produced by Daniel D’artiste. The This Is The Album EP has three tracks and includes ‘4 My 1’, ‘Scarface’, and ‘Weekend In Atlantis’ (all produced by D’artiste). Stream the EP and check out the ‘4 My 1’ video below.
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Last year rapper/singer Kyle (‘Keep It Real’) released his new track ‘Just a Picture’ with singer Kehlani. Today we have the official video, directed by superduperbrick and James McCloud. Speaking to THE FADER, Kyle explained that the song “was inspired by the fear that there will be a ‘selfie class’ in middle school 20 years from now. Our kids grow up thinking that liking someone means double tapping their picture.” Check out the new video below!
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Your boy LD, aka Lil Dicky, today announced the spring leg of his Professional Rapper Tour. Kicking off the tour in Santa Barbara on March 12, Dicky will hit stops in Chicago, Madison, and pretty much ever college campus in the U.S. Check out the dates and the ‘Lemme Freak‘ rapper’s video announcement below. Most importantly be sure not to miss out on this tour, as Dicky had two videos our on 10 Best Music Videos of 2014 list and is sure to put on a great show.
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